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{
"numbed":{
"lacking in sensation or feeling":{
"examples":[
"numbed fingers that needed warming by the fire"
],
"synonyms":[
"asleep",
"benumbed",
"dead",
"insensitive",
"numb",
"torpid",
"unfeeling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chilled",
"nipped",
"anesthetized",
"cocainized",
"deadened",
"drugged",
"stupefied",
"blunted",
"dulled",
"obtunded",
"insensible",
"senseless",
"unconscious",
"inanimate",
"insensate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awake"
],
"antonyms":[
"feeling",
"sensible",
"sensitive"
]
},
"to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{
"examples":[
"wait for the medication to numb your mouth"
],
"synonyms":[
"benumbed",
"blunted",
"cauterized",
"damped",
"dampened",
"deadened",
"dulled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muffled",
"muted",
"toned (down)",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"let up (on)",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"subdued",
"debilitated",
"enfeebled",
"weakened",
"dwindled",
"receded",
"subsided",
"tapered (off)",
"waned",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened",
"abated",
"moderated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplified",
"augmented",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"consolidated",
"deepened",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"redoubled",
"stepped up",
"strengthened",
"animated",
"aroused",
"stimulated"
],
"antonyms":[
"sharpened",
"whetted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"numskulls":{
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"don't be such a numskull \u2014you know he was only kidding"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"boneheads",
"bubbleheads",
"chowderheads",
"chuckleheads",
"clodpolls",
"clodpoles",
"clots",
"clucks",
"clunks",
"cretins",
"cuddies",
"deadheads",
"dim bulbs",
"dimwits",
"dips",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"dullards",
"dumbbells",
"dumbheads",
"dum-dums",
"dummies",
"dummkopfs",
"dunces",
"dunderheads",
"fatheads",
"ganders",
"golems",
"goofs",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"hammerheads",
"hardheads",
"idiots",
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"imbeciles",
"jackasses",
"know-nothings",
"knuckleheads",
"lamebrains",
"loggerheads",
"loons",
"lumps",
"lunkheads",
"meatheads",
"momes",
"morons",
"mugs",
"mutts",
"naturals",
"nimrods",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"ninnyhammers",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"noddies",
"noodles",
"oafs",
"pinheads",
"prats",
"ratbags",
"sapheads",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schnooks",
"simpletons",
"stocks",
"stupes",
"stupids",
"thickheads",
"turkeys",
"woodenheads",
"yahoos",
"yo-yos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boobies",
"buffoons",
"fools",
"geese",
"loonies",
"lunatics",
"madmen",
"nuts",
"zanies",
"losers",
"gawks",
"featherbrains",
"scatterbrains",
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"curs",
"heels",
"jerks",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkers",
"villains"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellects",
"intellectuals",
"sages",
"thinkers",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"polymaths",
"Renaissance men",
"sharpies"
],
"antonyms":[
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"numeral":{
"a character used to represent a mathematical value":{
"examples":[
"a birthday candle in the shape of the numeral 4"
],
"synonyms":[
"digit",
"figure",
"integer",
"number",
"numeric",
"whole number"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimal",
"fraction",
"cipher",
"symbol"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"numbing":{
"causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{
"examples":[
"an utterly numbing class in statistics"
],
"synonyms":[
"arid",
"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
"drudging",
"dry",
"dull",
"dusty",
"flat",
"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"mind-numbing",
"monochromatic",
"monotonous",
"old",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"slow",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aseptic",
"barren",
"blah",
"dullish",
"pleasureless",
"prosaic",
"prosy",
"soggy",
"spiritless",
"blank",
"earthbound",
"gray",
"grey",
"inanimate",
"pallid",
"pedantic",
"sterile",
"suspenseless",
"undramatic",
"uneventful",
"unexciting",
"unimaginative",
"uninspiring",
"unnewsworthy",
"unrewarding",
"unsensational",
"unspectacular",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"longsome",
"palling",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"wearing",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"common",
"commonplace",
"ordinary",
"tepid",
"unexceptional",
"unsurprising",
"vapid",
"cumbersome",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"poky",
"pokey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"eye-opening",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"surprising",
"wonderful",
"wondrous",
"animating",
"breathtaking",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"inspiring",
"invigorating",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"attractive",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"mesmerizing",
"spellbinding",
"suspenseful",
"arresting",
"provocative",
"tantalizing"
],
"antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
]
},
"having a low or subnormal temperature":{
"examples":[
"the numbing air of that wintry morning"
],
"synonyms":[
"algid",
"arctic",
"bitter",
"bone-chilling",
"chill",
"chilly",
"cold",
"coldish",
"cool",
"coolish",
"freezing",
"frigid",
"frosty",
"gelid",
"glacial",
"ice-cold",
"icy",
"nipping",
"nippy",
"polar",
"shivery",
"snappy",
"wintry",
"wintery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cryogenic",
"subfreezing",
"subzero",
"ultracold",
"cutting",
"keen",
"penetrating",
"piercing",
"sharp",
"bracing",
"brisk",
"crisp",
"invigorating",
"rigorous",
"chilled",
"cooled",
"frosted",
"frozen",
"iced",
"refrigerated",
"unheated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lukewarm",
"tepid",
"heated",
"overheated",
"reheated",
"warmed",
"snug",
"toasty",
"warm",
"feverish",
"flushed",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"canicular",
"equatorial",
"muggy",
"steamy",
"summery",
"tropical"
],
"antonyms":[
"ardent",
"blazing",
"boiling",
"broiling",
"burning",
"fervent",
"fervid",
"fiery",
"glowing",
"hot",
"igneous",
"molten",
"piping hot",
"red-hot",
"roasting",
"scalding",
"scorching",
"searing",
"seething",
"sizzling",
"sultry",
"sweltering",
"torrid",
"ultrahot",
"warming",
"white-hot"
]
},
"to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{
"examples":[
"wait for the medication to numb your mouth"
],
"synonyms":[
"benumbing",
"blunting",
"cauterizing",
"dampening",
"damping",
"deadening",
"dulling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muffling",
"muting",
"toning (down)",
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"letting up (on)",
"lowering",
"reducing",
"subduing",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"weakening",
"dwindling",
"receding",
"subsiding",
"tapering (off)",
"waning",
"alleviating",
"easing",
"lightening",
"abating",
"moderating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"consolidating",
"deepening",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"redoubling",
"stepping up",
"strengthening",
"animating",
"arousing",
"stimulating"
],
"antonyms":[
"sharpening",
"whetting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"numbering":{
"to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added":{
"examples":[
"number those apples and tell me how many you have"
],
"synonyms":[
"counting",
"enumerating",
"telling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adding (up)",
"tallying",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"calculating",
"computing",
"reckoning",
"tabling",
"tabulating",
"checking",
"marking",
"ticking (off)",
"recounting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a total of":{
"examples":[
"the full-time staff numbers 30 people"
],
"synonyms":[
"adding up (to)",
"aggregating",
"amounting (to)",
"coming (to)",
"counting (up to)",
"summing (to or into)",
"totaling",
"totalling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"averaging",
"equaling",
"equalling",
"measuring",
"reaching",
"composing",
"comprising",
"constituting",
"making up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have as part of a whole":{
"examples":[
"is numbered among the great minds of our times"
],
"synonyms":[
"carrying",
"comprehending",
"containing",
"embracing",
"encompassing",
"entailing",
"including",
"involving",
"subsuming",
"taking in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comprising",
"consisting (of)",
"bracketing",
"having",
"holding",
"owning",
"possessing",
"admitting",
"receiving",
"composing",
"constituting",
"forming",
"making",
"assimilating",
"embodying",
"incorporating",
"integrating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banning",
"barring",
"debarring",
"precluding",
"preventing",
"prohibiting",
"denying",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"eliminating",
"excepting",
"ruling out",
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing"
],
"antonyms":[
"excluding",
"leaving (out)",
"missing out",
"omitting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"numbers":{
"the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value":{
"examples":[
"if you believe the president's numbers , we can afford these new programs and still have tax cuts"
],
"synonyms":[
"arithmetic",
"calculation",
"calculus",
"ciphering",
"computation",
"figures",
"figuring",
"math",
"mathematics",
"number crunching",
"reckoning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"addition",
"division",
"multiplication",
"subtraction",
"calibration",
"measurement",
"mensuration",
"appraisal",
"assessment",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"valuation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added":{
"examples":[
"number those apples and tell me how many you have"
],
"synonyms":[
"counts",
"enumerates",
"tells"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adds (up)",
"tallies",
"totals",
"calculates",
"computes",
"reckons",
"tables",
"tabulates",
"checks",
"marks",
"ticks (off)",
"recounts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a total of":{
"examples":[
"the full-time staff numbers 30 people"
],
"synonyms":[
"adds up (to)",
"aggregates",
"amounts (to)",
"comes (to)",
"counts (up to)",
"sums (to or into)",
"totals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"averages",
"equals",
"measures",
"reaches",
"composes",
"comprises",
"constitutes",
"makes up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have as part of a whole":{
"examples":[
"is numbered among the great minds of our times"
],
"synonyms":[
"carries",
"comprehends",
"contains",
"embraces",
"encompasses",
"entails",
"includes",
"involves",
"subsumes",
"takes in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comprises",
"consists (of)",
"brackets",
"has",
"holds",
"owns",
"possesses",
"admits",
"receives",
"composes",
"constitutes",
"forms",
"makes",
"assimilates",
"embodies",
"incorporates",
"integrates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bans",
"bars",
"debars",
"precludes",
"prevents",
"prohibits",
"denies",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"eliminates",
"excepts",
"rules out",
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces"
],
"antonyms":[
"excludes",
"leaves (out)",
"misses out",
"omits"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"numbs":{
"to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{
"examples":[
"wait for the medication to numb your mouth"
],
"synonyms":[
"benumbs",
"blunts",
"cauterizes",
"dampens",
"damps",
"deadens",
"dulls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muffles",
"mutes",
"tones (down)",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lets up (on)",
"lowers",
"reduces",
"subdues",
"debilitates",
"enfeebles",
"weakens",
"dwindles",
"recedes",
"subsides",
"tapers (off)",
"wanes",
"alleviates",
"eases",
"lightens",
"abates",
"moderates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplifies",
"augments",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"consolidates",
"deepens",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"redoubles",
"steps up",
"strengthens",
"animates",
"arouses",
"stimulates"
],
"antonyms":[
"sharpens",
"whets"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"numerates":{
"to make a list of":{
"examples":[
"numerate the dish's ingredients for me"
],
"synonyms":[
"enumerates",
"inventories",
"itemizes",
"lists"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counts",
"marks",
"numbers",
"checks (off)",
"ticks (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to specify one after another":{
"examples":[
"I don't have the time to numerate all the reasons, so I'll offer just a few"
],
"synonyms":[
"details",
"enumerates",
"itemizes",
"lists",
"recites",
"reels off",
"rehearses",
"ticks (off)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"outlines",
"tabulates",
"tallies",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"inventories",
"charts",
"diagrams",
"graphs",
"calculates",
"computes",
"estimates",
"figures",
"reckons",
"cites",
"mentions",
"names"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"numberable":{
"as in countable , enumerable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"countable",
"enumerable",
"finite",
"limited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"countless",
"innumerable",
"innumerous",
"myriad",
"numberless",
"uncountable",
"uncounted",
"unnumbered",
"untold",
"endless",
"infinite",
"unlimited",
"vast",
"many",
"multitudinous",
"numerous"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"numerous":{
"being of a large but indefinite number":{
"examples":[
"received numerous complaints about that product"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaucoup",
"legion",
"many",
"multifold",
"multiple",
"multiplex",
"multitudinous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"countless",
"innumerable",
"numberless",
"uncountable",
"unnumbered",
"untold",
"several",
"some",
"miscellaneous",
"mixed",
"sundry",
"various",
"divers",
"manifold",
"multifarious",
"myriad"
],
"near antonyms":[
"countable",
"limited"
],
"antonyms":[
"few"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"numerals":{
"a character used to represent a mathematical value":{
"examples":[
"a birthday candle in the shape of the numeral 4"
],
"synonyms":[
"digits",
"figures",
"integers",
"numbers",
"numerics",
"whole numbers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimals",
"fractions",
"ciphers",
"symbols"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"numinous":{
"having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers":{
"examples":[
"some have sensed a numinous energy in the landscape around Sedona, Arizona"
],
"synonyms":[
"magic",
"magical",
"mystic",
"occult",
"weird"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bewitched",
"enchanted",
"spellbound",
"bewitching",
"charming",
"conjuring",
"enchanting",
"wiling",
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"extraordinary",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"miraculous",
"portentous",
"stunning",
"stupendous",
"sublime",
"wondrous",
"divining",
"forecasting",
"foreknowing",
"foreseeing",
"foretelling",
"fortune-telling",
"predicting",
"presaging",
"prognosticating",
"prophesying",
"soothsaying",
"metaphysical",
"preternatural",
"unearthly",
"paranormal",
"supernormal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"workaday"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"numberless":{
"too many to be counted":{
"examples":[
"the numberless stars in the universe"
],
"synonyms":[
"countless",
"innumerable",
"innumerous",
"myriad",
"uncountable",
"uncounted",
"unnumbered",
"untold"
],
"near synonyms":[
"endless",
"infinite",
"unlimited",
"vast",
"many",
"multitudinous",
"numerous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"finite",
"limited"
],
"antonyms":[
"countable",
"enumerable",
"numberable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"numerate":{
"to make a list of":{
"examples":[
"numerate the dish's ingredients for me"
],
"synonyms":[
"enumerate",
"inventory",
"itemize",
"list"
],
"near synonyms":[
"count",
"mark",
"number",
"check (off)",
"tick (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to specify one after another":{
"examples":[
"I don't have the time to numerate all the reasons, so I'll offer just a few"
],
"synonyms":[
"detail",
"enumerate",
"itemize",
"list",
"recite",
"reel off",
"rehearse",
"tick (off)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"outline",
"tabulate",
"tally",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"inventory",
"chart",
"diagram",
"graph",
"calculate",
"compute",
"estimate",
"figure",
"reckon",
"cite",
"mention",
"name"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"numeric":{
"a character used to represent a mathematical value":{
"examples":[
"in addition to the standard alphabetical letters and numerics , the keyboard features rows of special characters"
],
"synonyms":[
"digit",
"figure",
"integer",
"number",
"numeral",
"whole number"
],
"near synonyms":[
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"dolt",
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"yahoo",
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"gawk",
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"scatterbrain",
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"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cur",
"heel",
"jerk",
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"intellectual",
"sage",
"thinker",
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"clucks",
"clunks",
"cretins",
"cuddies",
"deadheads",
"dim bulbs",
"dimwits",
"dips",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"dopes",
"dorks",
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"dum-dums",
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"dunces",
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"loons",
"lumps",
"lunkheads",
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"morons",
"mugs",
"mutts",
"naturals",
"nimrods",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
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"nits",
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"noodles",
"oafs",
"pinheads",
"prats",
"ratbags",
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"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schnooks",
"simpletons",
"stocks",
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"stupids",
"thickheads",
"turkeys",
"woodenheads",
"yahoos",
"yo-yos"
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"fools",
"geese",
"loonies",
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"madmen",
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"losers",
"gawks",
"featherbrains",
"scatterbrains",
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"curs",
"heels",
"jerks",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkers",
"villains"
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"intellectuals",
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"sharpies"
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"noun"
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"he did a little number crunching and made an offer on the house"
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"divisions",
"multiplications",
"subtractions",
"calibrations",
"measurements",
"mensurations",
"appraisals",
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"estimations",
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"valuations"
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"I've been sitting in the same position for too long and now my feet are numb"
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"vapid",
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"interested",
"responsive",
"active",
"alive",
"animated",
"bright",
"busy",
"dynamic",
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"expansive",
"exuberant",
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"vivacious",
"eloquent",
"revealing",
"revelatory",
"gestic",
"gesticulant",
"gesticulative",
"gesticulatory",
"gestural",
"emotional",
"melodramatic",
"theatrical",
"theatric",
"unreserved",
"unrestrained"
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"passionless",
"phlegmatic",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"stolid",
"undemonstrative",
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"cold",
"cool",
"dispassionate",
"unmoved",
"calm",
"collected",
"composed",
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"unflappable",
"reserved",
"reticent",
"taciturn",
"bland",
"blank",
"deadpan",
"dry",
"empty",
"expressionless",
"inexpressive",
"stone-faced",
"straight-faced",
"vacant",
"wooden",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"impenetrable",
"inscrutable",
"aloof",
"bloodless",
"detached",
"indifferent",
"insensible",
"unconcerned",
"unsentimental",
"impersonal",
"objective",
"unresponsive",
"hard-hearted",
"pitiless",
"unfeeling",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless"
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"blazing",
"burning",
"fiery",
"flaming",
"glowing",
"red-hot",
"ardent",
"enthusiastic",
"gung ho",
"warm-blooded",
"zealous",
"gushing",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"sentimental",
"dramatic",
"histrionic",
"melodramatic",
"overemotional",
"overheated",
"perfervid",
"compassionate",
"responsive",
"sympathetic",
"reactive",
"sensitive"
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"emotional",
"fervent",
"fervid",
"hot-blooded",
"impassioned",
"passional",
"passionate",
"vehement"
]
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"wait for the medication to numb your mouth"
],
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"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull"
],
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"mute",
"tone (down)",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"let up (on)",
"lower",
"reduce",
"subdue",
"debilitate",
"enfeeble",
"weaken",
"dwindle",
"recede",
"subside",
"taper (off)",
"wane",
"alleviate",
"ease",
"lighten",
"abate",
"moderate"
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"amplify",
"augment",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"consolidate",
"deepen",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"redouble",
"step up",
"strengthen",
"animate",
"arouse",
"stimulate"
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"sharpen",
"whet"
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"verb"
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"coming before all others in importance":{
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"considers international terrorism to be the number one threat to national security"
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"big",
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"central",
"chief",
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"foremost",
"grand",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
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"leading",
"main",
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"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
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"distinguished",
"eminent",
"illustrious",
"noble",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
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"prestigious",
"signal",
"star",
"stellar",
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"top",
"important",
"influential",
"major",
"mighty",
"momentous",
"significant",
"incomparable",
"matchless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
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"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"renowned"
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"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"minor",
"negligible",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant",
"collateral",
"inferior",
"secondary",
"subordinate",
"subsidiary"
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"last",
"least"
]
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"examples":[
"the company's chocolate is rated as number one by serious chocoholics"
],
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"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
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"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
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"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
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"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
]
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"adjective"
]
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"numerics":{
"a character used to represent a mathematical value":{
"examples":[
"in addition to the standard alphabetical letters and numerics , the keyboard features rows of special characters"
],
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"digits",
"figures",
"integers",
"numbers",
"numerals",
"whole numbers"
],
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"fractions",
"ciphers",
"symbols"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"coming before all others in importance":{
"examples":[
"she's the numero uno tabloid celebrity at the moment"
],
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"arch",
"big",
"capital",
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"foremost",
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"primary",
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"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
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"distinguished",
"eminent",
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"notable",
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"stellar",
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"unequaled",
"unequalled",
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"famous",
"renowned"
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"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"minor",
"negligible",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial",
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"collateral",
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"secondary",
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"last",
"least"
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"examples":[
"if you've got the bucks, the company's hand-tooled leather boots are numero uno"
],
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"A-OK",
"A1",
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"bang-up",
"banner",
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"bonnie",
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"choice",
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"cool",
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"divine",
"dope",
"down",
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"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
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"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
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"five-star",
"four-star",
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"gilt-edged",
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"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"out-of-sight",
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"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
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"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
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"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
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"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
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"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
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"examples":[
"don't be such a numskull \u2014you know he was only kidding"
],
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"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
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"buffoon",
"fool",
"goose",
"loony",
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"nut",
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"loser",
"gawk",
"featherbrain",
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"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
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"creep",
"cur",
"heel",
"jerk",
"skunk",
"snake",
"stinker",
"villain"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellect",
"intellectual",
"sage",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wizard",
"polymath",
"Renaissance man",
"sharpie",
"sharpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
"numbered":{
"to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added":{
"examples":[
"number those apples and tell me how many you have"
],
"synonyms":[
"counted",
"enumerated",
"told"
],
"near synonyms":[
"added (up)",
"tallied",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"calculated",
"computed",
"reckoned",
"tabled",
"tabulated",
"checked",
"marked",
"ticked (off)",
"recounted"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a total of":{
"examples":[
"the full-time staff numbers 30 people"
],
"synonyms":[
"added up (to)",
"aggregated",
"amounted (to)",
"came (to)",
"counted (up to)",
"summed (to or into)",
"totaled",
"totalled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"averaged",
"equaled",
"equalled",
"measured",
"reached",
"composed",
"comprised",
"constituted",
"made up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have as part of a whole":{
"examples":[
"is numbered among the great minds of our times"
],
"synonyms":[
"carried",
"comprehended",
"contained",
"embraced",
"encompassed",
"entailed",
"included",
"involved",
"subsumed",
"took in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comprised",
"consisted (of)",
"bracketed",
"had",
"held",
"owned",
"possessed",
"admitted",
"received",
"composed",
"constituted",
"formed",
"made",
"assimilated",
"embodied",
"incorporated",
"integrated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banned",
"barred",
"debarred",
"precluded",
"prevented",
"prohibited",
"denied",
"refused",
"rejected",
"eliminated",
"excepted",
"ruled out",
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced"
],
"antonyms":[
"excluded",
"left (out)",
"missed out",
"omitted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}